PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Medical Assistance Administration)
Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 388-501-0160, 388-200-1160, and other rules relating to exceptions to policy or rule.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 74.08.090.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To clarify the requirements health care providers must follow when asking MAA to cover a noncovered service for a client. To adopt general criteria MAA will consider when making a determination. To rewrite the rules according to the clear-writing principles in the Governor's Executive Order 97-02.
Process for Developing New Rule: The department invites the interested public to review and provide input on the draft language of this WAC. Draft material and information about how to participate are available by contacting the DSHS representative identified below.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Leslie Saeger, Regulatory Improvement Manager, Medical Assistance Administration, P.O. Box 45530, Olympia, WA 98504-5530, phone (360) 664-2315, fax (360) 753-7315, TTY 1-800-848-5429, e-mail saegell@dshs.wa.gov.
March 31, 1999
Marie Myerchin-Redifer, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit